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Isik, Nurettin; Onat, Ayhan – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2004
In this study of "Occupational Survey of Refrigeration Technicians" in which the "Task Inventory Questionnaires" have been developed, we aim at determining the vocational psychomotor competencies (skills) of refrigeration technicians for effectively carrying out the occupational duties in labor-life. In the first phase of the…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Psychomotor Skills, Competence, Employees
Grusky, David B.; Hauser, Robert M. – 1983
Reanalysis of a standard set of data for 16 nations has brought new insights into the leading issues of comparative social mobility. The reanalysis provides considerable support for the Featherman-Jones-Hauser hypothesis, which claims that there is convergence in mobility processes once conditions of occupational supply and demand are controlled.…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Comparative Analysis, Employment Patterns, Farm Occupations
Lamb, Stephen – 1997
A study explored relationships between literacy and numeracy achievement (measured at age 14 in junior secondary school) and education, training, and labor market outcomes (measured at age 19). Data were from the Australian Youth Survey, a longitudinal survey of youth interviewed annually on school experiences, post-school education and training…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Enrollment Trends
Lamb, Stephen; Rumberger, Russell – 1999
A study examined experiences of early leavers in the United States (US) and Australia in the first two years beyond high school. Data were from these comparable longitudinal surveys: US data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988; Australian data from the 1975 cohort of the Youth in Transition surveys. Findings indicated similar…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blue Collar Occupations, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education
Felstead, Alan; Jewson, Nick; Phizacklea, Annie; Walters, Sally – 2000
The patterns, extent, and problems of working at home in the United Kingdom were examined through a multivariate analysis of data from the Labour Force Survey, which has questioned respondents about the location of their workplace since 1992. The numbers of people working "mainly" at home increased from 345,920 (1.5%) in 1981 to 680,612…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Opportunities
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1998
This book, which is intended primarily for Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector, industry decision makers, and policymakers, provides an overview of occupational trends and the current training effort relating to occupations in Australian industry. Chapter 1 traces economic and labor market changes and the changing…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agriculture, Blue Collar Occupations, Building Trades
Hall, E. Comp.; Roodt, J., Comp. – 1999
This document, which contains information relevant to individuals planning their careers, employers, human resource planners, and training institutions, examines the skill needs of the South African labor market in 1998-2003. The preface presents a brief overview of the factors that have contributed to the high levels of unemployment and patterns…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Building Trades, Career Education, Clerical Occupations